Improvement in hat-tips



UNITED STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.-

FREDERICK W. TORWEGGE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAT-TIPS.

Specification forming part of LcttcrsIatent No. 209,306, .dated October22,1878; application iilcd September 19, 1878.

in the State of Missouri, have invented a cer-V tain new and usefulImprovement in Hat-Tips, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

The improvement consists in an annular cur-V tain or tip made to fit theinterior of the crown, to impart a handsome appearance, as set forth. Itis intended to act as an improved substitute for the loose silk liningknown as English finish. It is much cheaper and less liable to becomesoiled or torn or to lose position in the hat. It also does away withmuch of the weight required for the support ofthe silk in the lining ofthe English body.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a square-crowned silkhat, with part ofthe side broken away to show the tip. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a round-crowned felt hat, showing the position ofthe tip by dotted lilies. Fig. 3 is a top view of the tip, with partbroken away to show the spreadinghoop and draw-cord. y

The hat may have the shape shown in Fig. 2. In the former case (Fig. l)the tip will remain in position by the expansive force of the hoopbearing against the sides of the crown; but in the latter case (Fig. 2)it is necessary that itshould be held in place by stitching orotherwise, because its proper position is inside the cylindrical part ofthe hat.

The construction of the tip is as follows: A strip of silk or othermaterial, a,- is taken andthe edges folded back upon the same side.

-This side is inward when the tip is inserted in the hat, so as to hidethe infolded parts. The outer edge is folded around the iexible hoop l),and thelapping parts are stitched together around inside the hoop. Theinner edge is gathered by a draw cord or thread, c, so as to hold thefabric in the plane of the hoop.

The hoop Z2 is made the required length to t the inside of the hat, sothat when the crown nearly approaches the cylindrical form, as shown inFig. l, the pressure of the tip against the sides of the crown holds itin position. 4 v

The position of the tip in the round-crowned hat (shown in Fig. 2) isindicated by dotted lines; and in, this case the tip is secured bystitching or in any other suitable manner.

I claim- V The combination, with a hat, of the tip composed of web astretched on expauding'hoop b, for the purpose set forth.

FREDERICK W. TORWEGGE.

Witnesses SAML. KNIGHT, HENRY TORWEGGE.

